Arcane Journey

Chapter 260
The moment Hesaiah came to the hall, she received the attention of many nobles, and many young nobles looked at her with bright eyes.

Brian even vaguely heard that some young nobles planned to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with Hesaiah, and finally win the beauty in one fell swoop.

Facing this group of nobles, the Iron Regent's performance was more calm and calm than Brian imagined. She just smiled calmly, and it didn't change at all from the beginning to the end.

Then, Hesaiah seemed to notice something, suddenly turned his head to look in Brian's direction, and walked straight over.

As the focus of the venue, the regent's every move naturally attracted the attention of the nobles. They followed Hesaiah's line of sight, and after seeing Brian, they all showed a little doubt.

Seeing Sisaiah walking towards him, Brian, who was leaning against the wall, stood up straight and nodded to her as a greeting.

According to his understanding of Hisaiah, as the regent of Cormyr, even if she doesn't understand anything, the royal mage Sandra Cote will guide her on how to deal with such an occasion.

But what Hesaiah did at this moment surprised Brian and all the nobles present.

Brian saw Hesaiah walking in front of him with light and graceful steps. He was about to speak, but the regent of the Kingdom of Cormyr had already hugged him tightly, raised his head, stood on tiptoe, and blocked closed his lips.

The air froze at this moment.

Those nobles opened their eyes wide in surprise, looking at the scene in front of them in disbelief.

Brian was really caught off guard by Hesaiah's intimacy under the watchful eyes of everyone. The warm touch made his brain go blank in an instant.

Fortunately, he reacted relatively quickly and made the calmest move.

He didn't dodge it instinctively, or push it away subconsciously, but stretched out his hands to embrace Hisaiah's slender and delicate body in his arms.

The familiar fragrance of a girl came over his face, and Brian could deeply feel the enthusiasm that Hesaiah suddenly released towards him.

Although nearly half a month has passed since the moment he rescued Hesaiah, facing the threat of the orcs, they simply have no time and mood to cherish.

At that time, Brian didn't even think about doing that kind of thing.

Only now did he realize that Hesaiah's enthusiasm for him had never changed in the slightest because of the change in her personality.

At this moment, she finally showed her familiar side in the Underdark Region. This feeling is like a volcano erupting, and the hot lava gushing out seems to be able to melt all vegetation.

She closed her eyes tightly, a little blush appeared on her white and delicate cheeks, and she could vaguely hear her muffled hum.

After an unknown amount of time, the two finally separated again.

"Did you do it on purpose for such a warm welcome?" Brian looked at the beautiful face in front of him, and said a little depressed through the voice transmission in his heart.

"Actually, I don't like this kind of occasion. It makes me have a feeling of bumping into the battlefield without knowing who the enemy is, so I think of you at the first time. It's right that you put the crown on my head Punish it."

Hearing what Brian said, Sisaiah blinked playfully and triumphantly, and said with a smile.

Out of the corner of Brian's eye, he glanced behind Sisaiah.

There, time seemed to be frozen, and all the nobles stood there dumbfounded, as if what they saw before was just a nightmare.

If eyes could kill, Brian felt that he would not know how many times he had been killed by those young nobles.

Even the expressions of some nobles were as if their hearts were being torn out by a sharp knife.

Standing beside Hisaiah, the priestess Kaleena, who was holding the little king, was so shocked that she almost threw the little king in her arms to the ground.

Obviously, she didn't even know when Brian had such a close relationship with Hisaiah.

"Didn't you realize how much trouble you have unknowingly caused me by your actions at this moment." Brian said to her helplessly, "I have heard that your suitors are Almost as many times as you have drawn your sword."

As the regent of Cormyr, he is still unmarried. I am afraid that all the nobles present will think of gaining Hesaiah's heart, so that their families can become more powerful.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the regent's intimacy with Brian undoubtedly broke the illusions of all young nobles.

"So I thought of a solution once and for all."

The corners of Hisaiah's mouth curled up slightly, showing a sly smile, "Brian, although your strength has improved a lot, in my eyes, you actually look the same as before."

"You've changed a lot." Brian didn't bother to argue with her, and couldn't help sighing, "I'm almost unrecognizable."

Looking at the calm smile of the girl in front of him, he had mixed feelings in his heart.

In the Underdark, although Hesaiah was very reliable in front of him, occasionally she would show her inexperienced side as a rookie, as well as the mysterious self-confidence and arrogance brought by her noble background.

But now Hesaiah has gradually become more calm and sophisticated.

The battles during this period of time and the tempering she had brought to her seemed to have made this beautiful diamond emit its original dazzling brilliance.

"Can I take that as a compliment to me?"

"of course."

Although the two exchanged so many words through their minds, Brian was a psion, and it was still possible to let the time of the mind space stay for a short time.

This is also a little trick he learned after mastering the nine-ring spell "Time Stop".

Therefore, in the real world, it is only a short moment.

The royal mage Sandra Cote hurried forward and coughed lightly, as if to remind the two of them: Enough is enough, don't go too far.

Then, he turned to look at the crowd, raised his voice, and diverted their attention:

"Everyone, today, we are celebrating here. What we are singing about here is an unprecedented victory. We have defeated the orc army that was pouring out, and freed our kingdom from danger and crisis. Orcs and evil The dragon has been judged and punished by justice! Because of their stupid and greedy behavior, countless people have fallen into the shadow of death filled with war and smoke, and they will definitely pay the price for their actions! And those who want to stop them and defeat Their ambitious warriors will also receive their due rewards at this moment!..."

Hearing this, the nobles immediately cheered up. They immediately looked away from Brian and focused on Hesaiah and the royal mage, with joy and anticipation in their eyes.

After all, war brings not only disasters, but also huge benefits.

Otherwise, what is the purpose of the army from the east, including the dwarves who are vassals of the kingdom, who live in Thunder Peak and the elves from the Hulek Forest, who traveled thousands of miles to come here.

In addition to defending the kingdom, they also want to win the corresponding interests for their family, territory and race after the victory of the war.

If the old nobles can obtain huge benefits, their status can be stabilized, and if the emerging nobles can obtain all these, then their strength can be enhanced, and they may be able to match the old nobles, or even surpass them.

There is nothing to say about the rewards that follow, and it is almost the same as everyone expected. It is nothing more than more wealth, business channels and the right to rule the territory.

For example, the hunting rights of the elves in the primeval forest of Hurek, the mining rights of the dwarves in several mining areas of Thunder Peak, and the Goliaths who have never been loyal to Cormyr from the beginning to the end, also chose to take refuge under Brian's lobbying. Together against the orc invaders.

In addition, in the name of the Kingdom of Cormyr, most of the Horn of the Storm Mountain Range was allocated to this group of Goliaths known as the 'Clan of Stone'.

This is Brian's suggestion. After all, the spiritual leader of the Goliaths died in this war as a war shaman of the orcs.

Although in the society of the Goliaths, every soul shaman whose strength has reached the legendary realm, the ultimate destination is to turn into a spirit to protect his own territory, and it is only time for this old shaman to take this step question.

But Brian still felt a little bit sorry. If the opponent hadn't helped him drag out the orc war shaman at the beginning of the battle, even if they won, the loss would be greater than imagined.

Most importantly, if the Goliaths in the Horn of the Storm Mountains grow stronger, they will undoubtedly pose a great threat to the defeated orcs.

In this reward ceremony, even the Armor Order in the Paladin organization has the right to establish various settlements in the Kingdom of Cormyr for free.

However, there is also one thing that many people did not expect.

That is the reward for Brian.

In the previous rumors, many people believed that with Bryan's dazzling record, coupled with his strategic position in Mokou Town, and his own spellcasting profession, he could at least obtain a title of earl or royal mage.

After all, as long as Mokou Town, which is located between the Mokou Mountain Range and the Stormhorn Mountain Range, is in the Kingdom of Cormyr, the City of Shadows will never be able to threaten the land within its borders.

But people did not expect that when Brian was summoned and came before the royal wizard, the old wizard Sandra Cote just praised him for his outstanding performance in this war, and then awarded him a royal honor Titles of mages and scholars.

And then... no more.

Is this over?

Seeing Brian respectfully accepting the insignia that the royal mage rewarded him, representing the title of royal honorary mage and scholar, many nobles opened their eyes wide in surprise.

The titles of royal honorary mage and royal scholar are of course honorable, but in many cases they only have literal status, because these two positions are idle positions, there are no extra private soldiers, no extra territories, and no real power.

Logically speaking, this kind of reward is usually to dismiss those who are soy saucers.

But everyone knows the role that Brian played in this war that can turn the tide of the battle.

Undoubtedly, everyone saw his performance and took it to heart. Even the war lord of Tempus, the god of war, and the titular commander-in-chief of the Purple Dragon Knights, Ouglas, expressed his gratitude to him after the battle. He was convinced.

This is also the reason why before the celebration banquet started, many people began to hear that Bryan would definitely receive a generous reward this time.

But... what's going on now?
Could it be that the Prince Regent felt that the strength of Cormyr's northern territory headed by Duke Raul threatened the royal family and planned to weaken their strength?

If this is the case, why did the newly appointed Steel Regent, the princess who always showed no pretense to any young nobleman's attentions, hug him excitedly and gnawed at him the first time she saw him.

That feeling is like a young girl in Huaichun who finally meets the lover she longs for.

The reason for this is that some veteran aristocrats who are full of inner drama and like to play conspiracy theories can't guess why.

Facing the speculation of the nobles, Brian didn't change his expression.

He raised his head calmly, and he didn't feel disappointed and unbelievable like other nobles. On the contrary, it seemed to him that he had received great honor.

This made everyone start to speculate whether it was because the city of the young mage lord was deep enough, or because he had already prepared for it.

In fact, some people guessed right anyway.

Not only was he mentally prepared, but he was the one who proposed this kind of reward.

After all, the ruler of the Kingdom of Cormyr is Hesaiah, and it will take at least 15 years for her younger brother to take office.

Based on the relationship between him and Hesaiah, the so-called honor and status are completely unnecessary for him to pursue.

As long as Hesaiah is willing to devote all his power to support his own development and assist him in dealing with the City of Shadows, he will be satisfied.

From now on, he is completely tied to the Kingdom of Cormyr on a chariot. He will do his best to save this disaster-prone kingdom, and the power of the kingdom will fully support what he does.

For example, building a floating city would not only require a huge amount of material resources and resources, but would even require a population. It would be wishful thinking to want to develop rapidly with only his small town of Mokou.

With the support of the Kingdom of Cormyr and the population resources of millions, his development speed will undoubtedly be greatly improved.

Moreover, during the conversation between Yu Hesaiah and the royal mage Sandra Cotter, the two had agreed to let the Kingdom of Cormyr, under his leadership, gradually develop in the direction of combining technology and magic.

For this reason, the most important royal mage specially selected many talented spellcasters from the Battle Mage Corps. With the support of the regent, they formed a reformist group, and started to slowly boil frogs in warm water. Change national policy slowly.

After all, the overall strength of the Kingdom of Cormyr is mainly based on the aristocratic forces. If it wants to develop in the direction of the Magic Kingdom, the biggest resistance is the deep-rooted aristocratic group.

You must know that if the vast majority of civilians can master magic and improve their status through magic, the greatest impact will undoubtedly be the families that occupy hereditary territories and wait to die.

This is actually the same as the impact of the imperial examination system on the family.

After receiving the award, Brian was about to leave, but Hesaiah, who had never spoken from the beginning to the end, suddenly stopped him again.

Hearing his name, Brian frowned.

He was the last one to receive the award, and with his departure, it naturally meant that the award ceremony of the banquet was over, but Hesaiah stopped him at this time, which was completely beyond his expectations.

It felt as if she wasn't following the script they had negotiated in advance.

Thinking of the intimate behavior of the two of them just now that was enough to shock everyone's jaws, Brian instinctively thought that Hesaiah might be adding drama temporarily.

He walked up to Hesaiah, bowed slightly, and made a bowing gesture.

The meticulous behavior made it completely unbelievable that the two of them just hugged each other in front of everyone and made an intimate move.

Looking at the serious Brian, a gentle smile appeared on Sisaiah's face.

She walked to Brian's side, with ripples in her silver gray eyes from time to time.

"Your Excellency Bryan, during this battle, you not only completed your mission, but also commanded the army of the Kingdom of Cormyr to successfully defeat the orcs. You also worked with Duke Raul to defeat the plot of the City of Shadows and let the people in the northern border of the Kingdom Losses are minimized..."

Having said that, Hesaiah made a gesture.

Soon, a waiter came forward holding a crimson velvet cushion with a purple badge on it.

Purple Badge! !

Seeing this scene, many nobles opened their eyes wide in surprise. They stood on tiptoes and stretched their necks to see more clearly.

Because when they saw this badge, they suddenly thought of one thing.

The Iron Regent didn't let the nobles' curiosity be tortured for too long, she reached out and picked up the purple badge.

This time, everyone can clearly see the pattern of the badge.

What is engraved inside is a shield, with sacred runes engraved on its two sides, and in the middle of the shield, a pattern of a dragon spreading its wings can be vaguely seen.

"Your Excellency Brian, as a descendant of the Obescil family, I thank you for your love for Cormyr, and thank you for your dedication to saving this ancient country that is gradually declining..."

She spoke in a soft voice, suddenly folded her slender waist, bowed her head and said:

"In recognition of your outstanding performance, I am here to confer on you the Crown Medal and the title of Lord Protector of Cormyr on behalf of me and the royal family. I hope you will continue to work hard and not let this honor and responsibility live up to you."

Hearing this, the nobles below immediately exploded with a 'boom'!

Crown Medal!

Lord Protector of Cormyr!

This is not an honor and title that anyone can obtain.

In the Kingdom of Cormyr, the Crown Medal and the Lord Protector are the highest honors.

Those who can get this medal are all those who have made great military exploits for the kingdom.

It is not only an honor, but also a symbol of identity and status. Within the Kingdom of Cormyr, as long as someone has this badge and the title of Lord Protector, his military power is almost equivalent to that of a king.

Not only that, as long as he holds this badge, he can even mobilize any legion for his own use by virtue of his status as Lord Protector of Cormyr.

In addition, in the thousand-year history of the Kingdom of Cormyr, only a handful of two people have received this kind of award.

Although Bryan performed very well in this war, the nobles really did not expect him to be eligible for this medal.

Even the royal mage Sandra Cote, who didn't know it, froze in mid-air with the hand that just touched his beard in shock.

Facing Hesaiah's on-the-spot addition, Brian himself seemed a little surprised.

As a veteran player of the Kingdom of Cormyr, he certainly knew the meaning of the Crown Medal and Lord Protector of Cormyr.

But he didn't expect that Hesaiah actually took out this thing as a reward for himself.

Although he couldn't understand her actions for the time being, and he was reluctant to accept this kind of reward in his heart, he didn't refuse on the spot, embarrassing the regent.

He restrained the expression on his face, first solemnly saluted and thanked Hesaiah, and then received the medal.

Just when Brian took the medal, he suddenly felt that Sisaiah held his hand tightly.

He raised his head and saw her eyes with a sly smile, and she even blinked at him, as if some plot had succeeded.

Brian let out a laugh, and finally realized that this was no longer a free thug who obeyed orders when he was in the Underdark.

He thanked Hesaiah and solemnly accepted the medal.

Although this thing is a bit hot, he still instinctively prefers the cool title of 'Lord Protector of Cormyr'.

After all, what he is facing is the Shade Empire that owns the Floating Void City. With the status of 'Lord Protector of Cormyr', he can have the right to mobilize any army in the kingdom. This temptation is still very strong.

What surprised him was that Hesaiah was so thoughtful and gave him something that he didn't even dare to expect.

Brian received the medal, and the award ceremony came to an end.

Soon, brisk music sounded, marking the official start of the banquet, and the sleeping red dragon Argotus also opened his eyes immediately, and rushed towards the long table full of delicacies.

The nobles also relaxed one after another, intending to enjoy the joy of food and victory amidst the wonderful and relaxing music.

At the same time, some interested people planned to take this opportunity to get close to Brian and build a good relationship with the newly appointed Lord Protector of Cormyr.

After all, even a fool can see who the biggest winner this time is.

Facing those nobles, Brian's performance was as calm and calm as ever.

He just smiled calmly, no matter how the other party praised him or how he praised his performance, there was no change in the slightest.

Soon, he felt a soft and warm hand holding his hand, and he looked up to find Hesaiah's beautiful face with a smile.

She first glanced at Argotus who had already focused all her attention on the delicious food on the plate in front of her, and then looked at him.

"Brian, let's go for a walk." She suggested.

Brian readily agreed. After all, he didn't like this kind of atmosphere either. The main reason why he stayed here was to wait for her.

At night, the city of Suzal was as quiet and peaceful as ever. The melodious and faint music sounded from the banquet hall and floated in the spacious and bright corridors.

In the garden, beautiful green grass leaves and flowers dance with the breeze.

There were ripples on the blue lake not far away, but this beautiful scenery did not attract the attention of the two of them.

"Bryan, last time I left, I never tasted this kind of taste again." Hesaiah straightened her dress, with a satisfied smile on her blushing face, and sighed:

"It turns out that parting is such a painful thing. After leaving the Fairy Wilderness, whenever night falls, I feel an unprecedented emptiness. This emptiness makes me sleepless. On weekdays, I can also choose to use energy Concentrating on commanding the battle and thinking about the battle situation, once I have free time, I can’t help but miss you and your warm hug, but I can only bear it, and never thought of finding anything to replace it.”

"It can be seen that I taught you your reactions and skills after all, and I am very clear about whether there is any change." Having said this, Brian suddenly stretched out his index finger on Hisaiah's right hand, Deliberately slipping along the smooth back behind her.

"Hmm... woo..."

Hisaiah's heart trembled slightly, and her body tensed up like a bowstring due to an instinctive reaction.

Seeing the other party's situation, Brian gave her a slightly teasing look, then let go of his hands and said, "See, even the reaction is the same as before, without any change."

"But having said that, why did you choose this kind of place..." Brian looked around and shook his head helplessly.

After they avoided the eyes of others, the two went for a walk in the garden outside the palace.

Soon, he discovered that Hesaiah's so-called 'walking' was a ulterior motive.

She even took him to a remote storage room while no one was around.

What surprised Brian was that Hisaiah's enthusiasm was far more intense than he had imagined.

He had just entered the storage room, and before he had time to lock the door, Hesaiah immediately threw himself into his arms, wrapped his arms around his neck, and kissed passionately.

Hearing his complaint, Sisaiah just smiled slightly.

"The banquet is not over yet. If it was in the room, someone would definitely go to find the regent who sneaked away, and...in this kind of place, it feels more exciting..."

"Bryan, are you blaming me for letting you be the protector of the country without authorization?" She asked cautiously with her eyes flickering.

"No." Brian said nonchalantly.

"Really?" Hesaiah raised his head and gave him a suspicious look, "I just sensed from your actions that you are clearly blaming me."

"You really wronged me." Brian was amused by her, "It's clear that you kept yelling to me to hurry up, and hurry up, and now blame me again."

Hesaiah was immediately blushed by the words, looking shy, wishing to find a crack in the ground to get in.

She took a deep breath, knocked off Brian's hands that were walking around her body unscrupulously, stared at him seriously, and asked: "Then you don't have any interest in the responsibility of the Protector?"

"Actually, it's the same, I don't care." Brian replied indifferently: "You know, no matter what, I will help your kingdom."

"Is it because you don't care about your identity, or you don't care about me, or...you don't care about both...um..." Hesaiah looked at him resentfully.

"Uh..." When asked by her, Brian couldn't answer for a moment.

"Actually, when a person is alive, he must be involved in the drama, and he can't act like he sees through life all day." Hesaiah forced himself to calm down, reached out to stop Brian's actions, and said to him in a gentle voice:

"Brian, you can imagine that when you are watching a play, all the actors are very involved, but there is an actor standing on the edge of the stage smoking a cigarette, and while smoking, he said: 'It's boring! It's just a show, I'm too lazy Acting', how would you feel?"

"I'll run over and whip him." Brian said what he really thought in his heart.

"That's right, I feel the same way." Hesaiah smiled, "That's how you felt when you were in the Underdark. Didn't I say that you haven't changed until now."

"...Are you tricking me?" Brian looked at Hisaiah dumbfounded.

"No, I'm just telling the truth." Hesaiah retorted: "Don't you feel it?"

After being asked this question, Brian fell silent, and had begun to realize that Hisaiah's words were not wrong.

"Okay, Brian, go back to Mokou Town, there are still many things waiting for you to do." Sisaiah took a look and said softly, "If I have time, I will often look for you."

She let go of Brian's hand, raised her own, cupped his face in hers, and stood on tiptoe.

Brian leaned down and their lips touched, it felt so familiar and sweet, as if being touched by a gentle kiss shook his heart.

"Me too." He nodded solemnly, promising her.

He knows that in this world, some emotions can only be conveyed through language, while others require painting or sculpture, some emotions can only be expressed through music, and others can only be communicated through the body...

Brian gave her a smile and stepped back.

Magical energy flows, he creates a portal, walks in, and disappears.

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